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Scaling Effects on Finite-Domain Fractional Brownian Motion

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Cintoli, S., Neuman, S.P., Di Federico, V. (2005). Scaling Effects on Finite-Domain Fractional Brownian Motion. In: Geostatistics for Environmental Applications. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-26535-X_7

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